Netflix On The Wii Is Awful, Something Needs To Be Done

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#51 teknic1200
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[QUOTE="TheLordMagnus"]Who would want to watch movies on the Wii anyhow? Its not even HD output or close to it.elbert_b_23
i do but thats because i don't have a hd t.v or a blueray player and i have been using the same 14 inch t.v for around 10 years

not all content on netflix is hd so the point is moot. If I need the flic to be HD, well then I can wait for it to arrive in the mail on a blu ray disk.

It's because Wii sucks. Thats all there is to it.

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well sir, that is a very thought out and intelligent response.
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#52 Gohansephiroth
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hmm ive still yet to try the wii netflix, (i have it on the PS3 though) so i have no idea how it looks in comparison, but those pictures dont look very good. And Godzilla final wars eh? Ive got a few of the Heisei movies on my netflix instant.

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#53 sonic_spark
Member since 2003 • 6196 Posts

Wii = wireless internet.

360 = hardwired.

Internet effects video. Try to get the lan adapter.

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#54 meetroid8
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I haven't tried it yet, but considering who the TC is I wouldn't be too worried.
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#55 garrett_duffman
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Im watching the office and it looks 100% fine... and i dont even have good internet
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#56 SteveTabernacle
Member since 2010 • 2584 Posts

Wii = wireless internet.

360 = hardwired.

Internet effects video. Try to get the lan adapter.

sonic_spark
He already said he uses all his consoles on a wireless connection.
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#57 elbert_b_23
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLa74_vhBZA&feature=player_embedded theres a video of a how it looks and it looks well the guys were shaking there camera a little at first but the video looks good
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#58 elbert_b_23
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i finally got my disk in and watched a video dr. horrible's sing-along blog not only did it look great but i had no buffering of anykind it was just like watching the dvd copy
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#60 kenakuma
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i finally got my disk in and watched a video dr. horrible's sing-along blog not only did it look great but i had no buffering of anykind it was just like watching the dvd copyelbert_b_23

Netflix said they sent me mine tuesday, still waiting......

Most likely my parents fault for not picking up the mail.

Either way I bet it will be awesome and I hope it is as the wii is the only system in my room.

Can't wait to try it out!

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#61 Nintendo_Ownes7
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I don't know what your talking about Jaysonguy but Netflix is great on the Wii.

I watched alot of movies on the Wii with Netflix and I never had a problem.

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#62 kenakuma
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WOOOOOOW!

Jasonguy is actually kinda right with this one!

Just got my disc and tried it, first let me say I'm in the same situation as him, I've tried it on all 3 consoles in my house wirelessly with a great connection and let me say,

the wii DEFINETLY has by far the lowest quality of the 3 with a lot of very noticable compression!

Its still great imo just saying their is a drop in quality on the wii, wether thats netflix's fault or the wii's I have no idea!

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#63 Jaysonguy
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WOOOOOOW!

Jasonguy is actually kinda right with this one!

Just got my disc and tried it, first let me say I'm in the same situation as him, I've tried it on all 3 consoles in my house wirelessly with a great connection and let me say,

the wii DEFINETLY has by far the lowest quality of the 3 with a lot of very noticable compression!

Its still great imo just saying their is a drop in quality on the wii, wether thats netflix's fault or the wii's I have no idea!

kenakuma

Being right, I Haz it

Now after a day of experimenting with it I know what the problem is too

The first thing I had to do is give each device that runs Netflix a set mbps, I settled on 5 since that's cake for all the devices to get wiresless or hard wired

THEN I set out to monitor the stream and I found out many interesting things

1. The Wii runs in a lower resolution then any other feeds, even the SD Roku runs at a hgher resolution

Now I know the Wii has a smaller memory BUT here's the thing, Netflix works like this. It takes in the 1st part of the movie and then when you're done watching it the second part of the movie will be ready, this is how you can watch instantly.

Let's say Godzilla has 6 chunks for the HD version

Well the Wii version also has 6 chunk at the lower resolution

Now a simple way to allow the Wii to have a better resolution is to give it 12 chunks

See where I'm going here?

I watched many things today and no matter what it was the Wii had the same chunks as everything else despite the lower resolution

Now making 12 chunks means work for Netflix and I'm sure they don't want to do it but that's where complaining comes in.

For everyone who says it looks fine that's great you "think" it is but matched up even with other SD devices it's not. That means it can be better if you complain. When they ask how the movie or show looked rate it how it should be rated. Don't rate it on the level that you think it's good because it's the Wii and you like it.

So does this make sense to everyone now?

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#64 Itsthetruth
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There's people saying it is good and people saying it isbad so I guess it depends a lot on your connectionand your TV's internal upscaler. And as it as been noticed before, even people with good connections can get a crappy image if their too far from the router.

So if i was having a bad image I'd try one of those internet free speed tests andget the wii close to the wireless router or try it with another router brand.

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#65 Kenny789
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I wish I could order the Netflix disc :( A lot of people are saying it's great and obviously you're not gonna get the same quality as the HD consoles. As long as it works fine, there should be no problem right?
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#66 Sokotra
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I've been using the Netflix Wii disc for a few days now and I have not had any problems with quality or anything like that. The picture looks great to me. However, I did have an issue with my Wii today when we were watching Netflix on the Wii... it tripped the breaker and shut our power off. The Wii would not come back on after we flipped the switch and restored power... eventually I figured out that I had to unplug the Wii AC adapter for 2 minutes and let it reset itself. Hopefully that will not happen again. Only once so far... not sure what made it happen. Have not had that problem playing games or anything before with the Wii. I'm not sure if it just overheated or what... *shrugs*
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#67 Elian2530
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When they announced Netflix for the Wii.. I was like wtf? People would rather just watch it on their PC or laptop.
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#68 wiifan001
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Don't bump old threads.
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#69 LegatoSkyheart
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It's actually not that bad honestly.

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#70 painguy1
Member since 2007 • 8686 Posts

i just realized this is an old thread, but either way here are some REAL screens. not the fakes that jayson provided. here are some real screens

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#71 GabuEx
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Don't bump old threads.wiifan001

That's my line. :P

...But yes, please don't bump old threads. If you want to discuss a topic, you can feel free to create a new thread on that topic.